A Kiss- 1

Lucien's POV"What favor?" I asked, my voice rough as I broke the silence.Stella took a slow step toward me, her eyes fixed on mine. “Just one kiss,” she whispered, her voice shaking. “Please. Just one real kiss from you before you break the bond.”She swallowed hard, trying to steady herself. “I know it won't change anything. I know you'll still leave. But when the bond is gone and I can't feel you anymore, I want something to remember. Just one thing that was mine. I want to know what it felt like to kiss my mate, even if you never wanted me back.”A sad smile touched her lips, as if she were trying to make the request seem easier than it was.I stared at her, completely frozen. My mind shouted at me to step back, to say no, to put an absolute end to this before it crossed another line. But the mate bond, sensing her raw vulnerability, surged violently beneath my skin. My wolf clawed at the surface, practically roaring inside my chest, deafening every rational thought I had left.K

A Kiss-2

I stepped back even farther, the sudden loss of her warmth sending a sharp, icy chill through my veins. The air between us felt heavy, charged with the lingering electricity of a kiss that had completely shattered my resolve.I stared at her.My mind was a complete battleground. Every logical part of me knew what I was supposed to say. I knew the exact words that would sever the sacred string tying our souls together. I opened my mouth to speak, to force the words past my teeth and put an end to the madness before it consumed us both.I, Lucien, reject—The words died in my throat.Nothing came out. My jaw locked, my throat tightening as if a physical hand were gripping my windpipe. The image of her softly touching my hand, the quiet grace with which she was offering to sacrifice her own happiness, and the intoxicating, undeniable pull of that kiss rushed back through my mind all at once.I couldn't do it.I stood there like a coward, staring at the woman who had done nothing but suff

A Kiss-3

The impact cracked through the silent room. My head snapped back, and the force knocked me off my feet, sending me crashing into the weapon rack. Blood filled my mouth as it streamed from my nose, running over my upper lip and down my chin.I staggered to my knees, coughing violently, staring up through a haze of pain and stars.Kael stood over me, his chest heaving, his knuckles already slick with my blood. The amber fire in his eyes burned with a rage I hadn't seen since we fought together on the frontlines."Shut your fucking mouth, Lucien," Kael growled, his voice trembling with a terrifying, quiet fury as he leaned down, gripping the front of my collar to drag me halfway back up. "You don't get to speak her name right now. Not after what you just did.""I was going to tell her!" I spat back, wiping a hand across my mouth, smearing the fresh blood into my stubble. "I was on my way to talk to her, Kael!""Talk to her?" Kael threw me backward, letting me slam against the stone floor

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